Gennett matrix 13217. Hawaiian breezes / Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians

Additional Information
  • Description: Guitar duet
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Silvertone issues noted as using the pseudonym "Frank Prada."
Information on Gennett Records derives from data compiled and provided by Malcolm Rockwell and Charlie Dahan. Original sources consulted are noted in “sources.”
Source(s): Gennett ledgers (IJS); Rockwell; Abrams.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Master Challenge 379 10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Master Silvertone 5158 10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Master Silvertone 8113 10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana [Unlettered first take] Master Supertone 9087 10-in.
11/5/1927 Richmond, Indiana A Unknown Supertone 9087 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gennett matrix 13217. Hawaiian breezes / Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000463636/13217-Hawaiian_breezes.

Gennett matrix 13217. Hawaiian breezes / Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000463636/13217-Hawaiian_breezes.

"Gennett matrix 13217. Hawaiian breezes / Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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